New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-16
HAPPY CHILDREN OFF FOR THE COUNTRY.

TWO PARTIES SENT BY THE FREsH-AIR FUND TO
NEw-YoRK AND PENNSYLVANIA.
One hundred ard forty boys and girls between the
ages tour twelve, with bright anticipations Tor
a happy Two weeks far from the hot pavements and
crowded tenements Of New York. filed the waiting
rooms OF the Erie Railroad at the Chambers Street
Ferry and of the New-York Central Railroad at the
Grand Central Station last evening. Ihey we're
FreshAir children. and they were bound to various
places in New-York and pennsylvania tor two weeks
OF fun and health in the country. On the Erie road
party of sixty started o'clock bound tor Pennsy
vania towns. rhe majority of them were girls, and
at ont bali of them were making their first trip to the
country. The other bait were specially inyitcd 20
revisit the of happy hours OF last year Among
them were a party of twelve from the BroOkly Il
Children's Aid Society. Each one OF them had sus-
pen led around her neck by niece OF boIernment
APE paSteboard tag bearing on one SIDE the
mark Brooklyn Childrens Aid Society,", ana on tue
other her name and tie of the person to whom
she was going Each also carried a pastehoard
lunch-box, we'll filled, which was also provided oy
tae society. Another party OF twelve were IRON the
Sunday school OF st. Lukr's Methodist Episcopal
Church. and were going 10 the country for the hrst
time The part, over the Erie are carried Tree beyond
Corning, over General Maree's road.
From the Grand Central Station eighty more
started for Geneva ana nelghboring towns. Among
them we're fifteen from the Forsyth Street Methodist
Episcoppl Church. and eight from the Camp Mission,
No 1913 Elizabeth-st. The children were all from
tenement houses, many were fntheress OF notncrIcss
or both, vet all looked clean, neat and intelligent
One little girl about eight years old was pointed ont.
who every Sunday goes alone from seventy second
st TO ElZabeth-st TO sunday school. She - one oil
n family OF ten brothers and sisters. Her father Is
dead ana mother and OF ner older br Ithers
supooft the family II Is her first visit to the country.
and her ewes shone with eight and she cOnld hardly
restrain eagerness for the tine tor departure 10
arr We. About halt of this party also invited TO
their VISITS OF Last the others being on
their first trip. All examined ~ usual bv phy-
scians before their dep rure. Tine children Will DO
entertained by tue following:
drrison Vdfy Penn Avery Smith J. VI. Harrison.
Mr. Bullock Mrs. George Smith, Mrs H. L. Hawkes. Mrs
H. stone KIT swaziland. Mrs j. a. Smith. Theodore liol.
BrookSrie Isnn.-MrsN.l Plank Theodore Palmo Tru'
S9binSri~ Fenn-Mr. Mary Parshail. Ed. Bever. Lydia
stebbus Mrs Kit Bristol Mrs Nioa Baker MT J. H.
X arp MrA Beach. Mrs.. Kollv Wealthy Reynolds, Pheno
RusnmOre Mclaughlin Frank Met llen Mr% IlSOA
Mrs Lena Ashly Phpbe Wooicock, Mrs DAVID Case .
bundle " Y-E. Vreeand. Mrs. Juhn Porter. ID; a
Johnson Mrs G. g. Mclean. BstreT Dam. ". T. Mts
Richard Rogers. Mrs George Wiilover GenerG " IL
r Chapp-l william CattersOn. MIS- James ray VT.
mrs George Noble. Mrs r. V. Lenert. MIS- DAVE Mrs
Richard Os r au. Mrs ID. $. Dunkte. d. A. Patty:
adams Centtr ~. Wv. ID. Greene Eugene Greene n n
Rtundldge q d. Greene DR. Potter. ". L. Greene John
Daylds Roland Greene. Is =. Huil. samuel Hayes 49,
Lyons. NJ Y-Mr. Piatt, Mrs Tyler. Miss BFooXs MISS
DL9,ep,Ile n wv r. Fitch; at Fos,srvle. y. Y Mrs
Ral MARY Williams Mira W. IIildfeih. at GOuv.rneur
n T. James A Cummings, ana at Theresa ~ " Mrs But
terteld
This afternoon scventyhye more viii be ssnt out OF
the CITY one party OF tfty to Wesihed, v Y. AT
The Invitation Zion Chapel OF that place Inc other
tweuty-iiye 20 by the Erie To Versailles ana Tyrone
There will also he small party taken from the nurseries
OF the city, sent to iiightstown, ~